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title: "21 Ifs Quotes By Geena Davis"
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> [If we show fictional characters doing cool stuff, then girls will want to be it in real life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/geena-davis/if-we-show-fictional-characters-doing-cool-stuff-then-girls-will-want/)

[Geena Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/geena-davis/)

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> [The most common occupation for women in G rated films is royalty - which is a great gig, if you can get…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/geena-davis/the-most-common-occupation-for-women-in-g-rated-films-is-royalty/)

[Geena Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/geena-davis/)

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> [The second I finish shooting something, I know I could have done it better if we started right then.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/geena-davis/the-second-i-finish-shooting-something-i-know-i-could-have-done-it/)

[Geena Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/geena-davis/)

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> [I wish I knew who said it, but my favorite quote is, "If a person can do it, I can do it."](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/geena-davis/i-wish-i-knew-who-said-it-but-my-favorite-quote-is-if-a-person-can-do/)

[Geena Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/geena-davis/)

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> [If it isn't a success, that still wouldn't be grounds for divorce.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/geena-davis/if-it-isn-t-a-success-that-still-wouldn-t-be-grounds-for-divorce/)

[Geena Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/geena-davis/)

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> [The ratio of male to female characters in movies has been exactly the same since 1946. So if you've ever had people…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/geena-davis/the-ratio-of-male-to-female-characters-in-movies-has-been-exactly-the/)

[Geena Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/geena-davis/)

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> [I'm not somebody who takes stuff home with them, that if I shoot a scene and I'm personally impacted for days or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/geena-davis/i-m-not-somebody-who-takes-stuff-home-with-them-that-if-i-shoot-a/)

[Geena Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/geena-davis/)

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> [Nobody ever said, "Well if you want to be in movies, you should go to L.A." Everybody else was going to New…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/geena-davis/nobody-ever-said-well-if-you-want-to-be-in-movies-you-should-go-to-l/)

[Geena Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/geena-davis/)

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> [The whole point of why I'm doing this is to show all kids, boys and girls, that women take up half the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/geena-davis/the-whole-point-of-why-i-m-doing-this-is-to-show-all-kids-boys-and/)

[Geena Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/geena-davis/)

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> [The thing I noticed, have learned the most about directors, is: when they're very confident in themselves, they're open to creativity from…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/geena-davis/the-thing-i-noticed-have-learned-the-most-about-directors-is-when/)

[Geena Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/geena-davis/)

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> [I don't really bust anybody publicly. It's much more efficient if I can impact the creators. So that's what we do. It's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/geena-davis/i-don-t-really-bust-anybody-publicly-it-s-much-more-efficient-if-i/)

[Geena Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/geena-davis/)

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> [It's okay if it takes two or three years for something really good to come along, but I don't want to wait…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/geena-davis/it-s-okay-if-it-takes-two-or-three-years-for-something-really-good-to/)

[Geena Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/geena-davis/)

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> [It's partly because our culture so hyper-sexualizes females that if you don't measure up to whatever we're forced to think is the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/geena-davis/it-s-partly-because-our-culture-so-hyper-sexualizes-females-that-if/)

[Geena Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/geena-davis/)

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> [I just started asking my friends if they had noticed. None of them - feminists, mothers, daughters - noticed until I pointed…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/geena-davis/i-just-started-asking-my-friends-if-they-had-noticed-none-of-them/)

[Geena Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/geena-davis/)

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> [ \[My aunt\] took me to my first play, too, which was dinner theater. I don't know if they have that in England,… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/geena-davis/my-aunt-took-me-to-my-first-play-too-which-was-dinner-theater-i-don-t/)

[Geena Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/geena-davis/)

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> [After a couple of rehearsals and a couple of takes, Sydney Pollack says, "Come here. Why are you not nervous?" And I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/geena-davis/after-a-couple-of-rehearsals-and-a-couple-of-takes-sydney-pollack/)

[Geena Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/geena-davis/)

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> [I once read a quote that I think was Michelle Pfeiffer in an article, who said that she thought people went into…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/geena-davis/i-once-read-a-quote-that-i-think-was-michelle-pfeiffer-in-an-article/)

[Geena Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/geena-davis/)

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> [Any movie you see, if Tom Cruise is in an action movie or whatever it is, The Avengers, there's going to be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/geena-davis/any-movie-you-see-if-tom-cruise-is-in-an-action-movie-or-whatever-it/)

[Geena Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/geena-davis/)

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> [I think if you're doing a play, you're rehearsing enough that you get to a point where it's freeing again. But in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/geena-davis/i-think-if-you-re-doing-a-play-you-re-rehearsing-enough-that-you-get/)

[Geena Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/geena-davis/)

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> [I wanted to take up a sport the real way and see if I actually had athletic ability. And then I happened…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/geena-davis/i-wanted-to-take-up-a-sport-the-real-way-and-see-if-i-actually-had/)

[Geena Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/geena-davis/)

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> [An eye-opening moment in my life, a very defining moment, was the first time I met Susan Sarandon \[before shooting Thelma &…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/geena-davis/an-eye-opening-moment-in-my-life-a-very-defining-moment-was-the-first/)

[Geena Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/geena-davis/)

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## Other authors on Ifs

## More by Geena Davis

> [In advertisements for your favorite products, are women denigrated or objectified in some way? All of that is important. I would rewrite my kids'…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/geena-davis/in-advertisements-for-your-favorite-products-are-women-denigrated-or/)

[Geena Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/geena-davis/)

> [Women are in many ways second-class citizens in the United States in 2016, because of the way that we're portrayed in popular culture.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/geena-davis/women-are-in-many-ways-second-class-citizens-in-the-united-states-in/)

[Geena Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/geena-davis/)

> [Rosie knows how to play ball. She's an athlete, for sure.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/geena-davis/rosie-knows-how-to-play-ball-she-s-an-athlete-for-sure/)

[Geena Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/geena-davis/)

> [I'm very competitive, I think.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/geena-davis/i-m-very-competitive-i-think/)

[Geena Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/geena-davis/)

> [Film roles really did start to dry up when I got into my 40s.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/geena-davis/film-roles-really-did-start-to-dry-up-when-i-got-into-my-40s/)

[Geena Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/geena-davis/)

> [You can't snap your fingers, and suddenly half of Congress is women.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/geena-davis/you-can-t-snap-your-fingers-and-suddenly-half-of-congress-is-women/)

[Geena Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/geena-davis/)

> [On film, you can't do it over again. And you do have to stop shooting at a certain point.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/geena-davis/on-film-you-can-t-do-it-over-again-and-you-do-have-to-stop-shooting/)

[Geena Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/geena-davis/)

> [I remember when 'A League of Their Own' was coming out in '92, when I was doing interviews, it seemed like every interviewer at…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/geena-davis/i-remember-when-a-league-of-their-own-was-coming-out-in-92-when-i-was/)

[Geena Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/geena-davis/)

> [Behind the cameras, there's a different problem, which I think is not unconscious gender bias. It's probably categorized more as conscious gender bias. Because…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/geena-davis/behind-the-cameras-there-s-a-different-problem-which-i-think-is-not/)

[Geena Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/geena-davis/)

> [I was so tall in high school that I was convinced that I was uncoordinated and not athletic. I was terrified to play any…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/geena-davis/i-was-so-tall-in-high-school-that-i-was-convinced-that-i-was/)

[Geena Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/geena-davis/)

> [We all know the huge problem there is with entertainment in general leaving out women. Especially as actors, we know there are fewer great…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/geena-davis/we-all-know-the-huge-problem-there-is-with-entertainment-in-general/)

[Geena Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/geena-davis/)

> [ That's the really frustrating thing, but also the fixable thing. My theory why no one notices is that that's the \[women's roles\] ratio thing… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/geena-davis/that-s-the-really-frustrating-thing-but-also-the-fixable-thing-my/)

[Geena Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/geena-davis/)

> [I watch very little television, actually. There's so many shows I want to watch and then I know I'll get hooked and I have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/geena-davis/i-watch-very-little-television-actually-there-s-so-many-shows-i-want/)

[Geena Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/geena-davis/)

> [I never intended to become a data head. I could never have predicted it would play such an important role in my life. Yet…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/geena-davis/i-never-intended-to-become-a-data-head-i-could-never-have-predicted/)

[Geena Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/geena-davis/)

> [They called and said, "I know we're not supposed to even tell you, but you've been offered to play the President." And I said,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/geena-davis/they-called-and-said-i-know-we-re-not-supposed-to-even-tell-you-but/)

[Geena Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/geena-davis/)

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